Community Read Concert & Kickoff @ Monona Dream Park

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Monona Public Library
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Event Details

Join us for our kickoff event where we will begin handing out copies of our Antiracism Community Read books! At our event, we will host local Black and Indigenous speakers and performers as our community comes together in a commitment to learning and change.

Featuring performances from the musical group Maemay!

Speakers & Performers:
-Nehemiah Institute
-Kyla Beard - Member of Ho Chunk Nation
-Lisa Berry (Interim Director & Teacher at Woodland Montessori)
-Raquel Diaz (Teacher at Woodland Montessori & member of Monona's EDI Workgroup)

Community Read Books By Age:
0-8: "Our Skin: A First Conversation on Race" by Megan Madison, Jessica Ralli, and Isabel Roxas
9-18: "This Book is Antiracist" by Tiffany Jewell
18+: "How to Be an Antiracist" by Ibram X. Kendi


Event Type(s): Children, Adults, Tween, Teens